A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

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661. Regional Mission

[Player "Zhou Ke'er" is requested to claim the second stage (exclusive) reward of the main quest: a portion of Roiger's abilities.]

[Random selection in progress...]

[Selection complete: Player "Zhou Ke'er" gains the skill [Mental Link]]

Title: Spiritual Link (Roegel Version)

[Quality: Excellent]

【Special Effect: ① Establish a mental link with the selected individual, and the other party will be able to vaguely sense your thoughts.

② The selected individual will receive the debuff [Depressed Mood]. The intensity of this debuff will increase as the duration of the mental link increases.

[Note: [Depressed Mood]: Targets suffering from this debuff will feel depressed and develop suicidal tendencies. The longer the duration, the stronger the effect.]

[Note: You're an emotionless, negative energy spreader, understand?]

[Rewards claimed, initiating main quest Phase 2...]

[Main Quest (Fuya'er Grand Duchy Region) - Phase Two: A new evil lord has emerged within the capital of Fuya'er Grand Duchy. Eliminate him before he fully gains control of his power! (Difficulty: 60)]

[Note 1: The higher the task difficulty level, the greater the reward upon completion.]

[Note ②: You can increase your personal score on the difficulty index of regional missions by completing hidden achievements, thus obtaining more rewards.]

[Note ③: After completing the tasks in this area, if there are still unfinished tasks in other areas, you can choose to assist in other areas. This will also trigger tasks in those other areas and grant some rewards.]

A series of system notification sounds popped up the moment Zhou Ke'er opened the task panel, almost scaring her so much that she fell off the sky.

But... what the heck is this "Evil Lord" thing? That's such a lame term, like some trashy online game—oh, so he's playing a trashy online game now too, never mind then.

In short, it should mean a very strong sense of evil and strangeness. I wonder if it has reached the level of a great ghost, or is it even stronger?

The mission prompt says that the original mission objective has been resolved, which should refer to the objective in the personal mission that Zhou Ke'er and others started in advance, namely those Roigers, right?

However, the main problem with those Roegers is that they are unsolvable in terms of time and space. Their actual strength is not too outrageous. It would take them a long time to gang up on an ordinary Tindarlos Hound, and they were even raided by Zhou Ke'er.

However, even so, if Zhou Ke'er didn't have the legacy left to him by his "deceased past self," he wouldn't be able to escape the time loop, let alone other players—perhaps some players could handle it, but the probability is slim. Zhou Ke'er is quite confident in his abilities; he should at least be among the top players currently.

Getting back to the point—in short, since the target is to replace these Roigers, even if the current target's strength doesn't meet the original expectations due to the hasty change, it shouldn't be too different overall. The only question is whether the target's strength lies in its strange and troublesome special abilities, like the Roigers, or simply in its sheer power.

If it's the latter, Zhou Ke'er really doesn't have a good way to deal with it. She might have to gather other players to attack together, or use various methods to weaken the opponent first and strengthen her own side. She must first establish a relatively equal strength gap before she can make a move.

As for the former... that's simple. Either it's unsolvable to the point of total annihilation, or its Achilles' heel is cracked, making it easy to resolve.

As Zhou Ke'er thought to herself, she spread her strange senses outwards and soon found Red Crane and the others who were slowly heading towards the capital of the Grand Duke of Fuya'er. They were obviously slowing down and waiting for Zhou Ke'er to catch up.

"Hey, long time no see! Did you miss me?"

Zhou Ke'er flapped her wings and accelerated, quickly soaring over the heads of Honghe and the others, and landing steadily in front of them.

When Honghe saw Zhou Ke'er appear before them unharmed, the corners of her mouth curled up almost imperceptibly, but she still just squinted at them expressionlessly and said, "It's slower than expected. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"You guys are the ones with the problem! You're too confident in my abilities. You're completely ignoring the follow-up mission of killing those Roigers and heading straight for the capital—are you really that sure I can deal with those monsters so quickly and catch up with you?"

Looking at Honghe's expressionless face, which seemed completely unconcerned, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain.

"Solve Roiger? What Roiger?"

Cold-Eating Rabbit, standing nearby, seemed a bit confused and asked, "After the 'Escape from That Place' quest update, the next task was to wait for all players to complete the first stage of the main quest. They just gave us a hint that the next quest objective might be in the capital. Did you trigger a new quest on your end?"

Zhou Ke'er opened his mouth, and now he understood what was going on—good heavens, so he was the only one who had to fight those Roigers head-on? Originally, it was a target that required players from the entire Grand Duchy of Fuya to work together to deal with, but it was just put in a personal mission and he had to deal with it all by himself, is that okay? He originally thought that at least he would have Red Crane and the others as teammates, although they didn't play any role either.

Is this game system treating him like a donkey in a production team? Does it really think he's the protagonist? Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by someone like Chen Tian, ​​who has the double buffs of "protagonist of the old era" and "transmigrator"? Those beings really think highly of Zhou Ke'er!

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but start to grumble inwardly. He had no intention of stealing someone else's spotlight or becoming a scapegoat. He wasn't ready to die yet; why would he want to go looking for trouble?

Take Roiger this time, for example. Although he found a solution and could resolve the situation quickly, if even one link in the chain goes wrong—for example, if he doesn't have the legacy left by his deceased self, or if the watch can't contact Chen Tian, ​​or if the watch can't record information, or if the Tindaros Hound can't enter the independent space, or even if he can't outrun the Tindaros Hound and gets caught, or if the Tindaros Hound and Roiger agree on a common goal and decide to kill him first—if any of these things happen, then he's definitely doomed.

After completing a massive quest that originally required players from an entire region to work together, the reward was just a low-quality skill? And it didn't even seem to have any practical use... Zhou Ke'er immediately felt resentful.

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Sooner or later, all those damned great (self-made) beings will be hanged on streetlights!

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663. The clown is myself.

Zhou Ke'er and her group slowly arrived at the capital. It was unclear how Chen Tian had managed to recruit a group of angels as his subordinates. Although their overall strength was generally not very high, given the lower limits of their race, this group could still serve as a considerable fighting force.

Although Zhou Ke'er also doubted whether this level of combat power could have much effect on the current battle situation.

When the group arrived in the capital, the scene inside could only be described as a field strewn with corpses.

Especially the section of road leading into the city gate, it's as if some being, no matter what's blocking its way—whether it's an infected person afflicted by evil or an ordinary person fleeing for their life—is simply dealt with by that being, leaving behind traces, whether complete or incomplete.

Zhou Ke'er frowned slightly—it was clear that the being who caused these marks was not only incredibly powerful, but also extremely brutal. If this was the enemy they were about to face, things would be very difficult.

The only consolation is that among the piles of corpses we've seen along the way, we haven't seen many oddly dressed individuals—meaning that, at least for now, it seems that not too many players have died here.

But a problem also arises: since entering the capital, they haven't seen a single living person along the way. No, not even a living infected person, let alone an ordinary human.

The capital city, apart from the piles of corpses lying everywhere, can now be described as a completely deserted city—based on what Zhou Ke'er and her companions have seen along the way.

Zhou Ke'er guessed that all of this was most likely related to the collapse of the ancient elven tree. Perhaps all the surviving creatures in this capital city were gathered in that place.

Zhou Ke'er found it rather strange that she hadn't seen a steady stream of players heading this way—could there really be so few players in the Grand Duchy of Fuya'er? Or had they simply missed each other entirely?

Zhou Ke'er carefully and slowly spread out her senses of evil.

As expected, the area where the capital city bordered the ancient elven tree was the most sinister, and among that overflowing sinister aura, there were even a few familiar scents that Zhou Ke'er found somewhat familiar.

Just then, a muffled, loud thud came from the direction of the ancient elven tree, as if something had been slammed into the ground, accompanied by a muffled roar.

Normally, you wouldn't be able to hear what the other person is roaring from this distance, but those roars were clearly mixed with a strong sense of evil. Therefore, using the evil as a medium, Zhou Ke'er easily extracted the sound information stored in the evil.

Zhou Ke'er only heard a guy who looked like he had been beaten up badly roaring in impotent rage: "Damn it! Where did you come from? How dare you... how dare you do such a thing! Unforgivable!"

The way he cursed was so lacking in vocabulary. Zhou Ke'er thought that the guy who got beaten up so badly was most likely the elven man who had descended here before. He was probably being hammered to the ground by the newly formed boss.

It's unexpected that these two are actually opposed to each other; that's actually good news. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Former adversaries now share a common goal, so perhaps they can force themselves to cooperate for a while.

Zhou Ke'er and Honghe quickly exchanged opinions, then sped up and headed towards the Ancient Elf Tree.

Immediately, they witnessed a scene that was incredibly shocking—especially Zhou Ke'er's.

A figure, tinged with blood, floated in mid-air. Its black wings fluttered behind it, and the curled horns on its head emitted dangerous black mist. Strange bluish-black patterns crawled and spread across its exposed skin, exuding a terrifying aura.

She scanned everyone present with her pitch-black eyes, one hand tightly gripping a sword that looked like a decoration but was now covered in blood, its pitted surface shrouded in a chilling black mist, while the other hand tightly cradled a head—the head of "Lan Yanran," which Zhou Ke'er had dismembered and thrown into the ancient elven tree.

Although the guy in front of her had undergone a significant change in temperament and even his appearance had changed in many ways, Zhou Ke'er recognized him at a glance—wasn't this guy Luo Ye'er?!

How did she end up here? The objective of the second stage of the main quest is her?!

Judging from her current appearance, it's clear that she has fully activated the Demon King's bloodline, revealing more characteristics of a high-ranking demon. Furthermore, due to the emotional excitement and the evil inherited from her bloodline, she has now essentially fallen completely under the influence of evil.

but...

How on earth did she manage to find that head?! That's just too outrageous!

Even if Luo Yeer were to open his Sharingan in anger upon seeing this scene, Zhou Ke'er wouldn't find anything too out of place.

That was Memoride, the best friend who brought Loyal from the Demon Realm to the Central Continent, the only one who cared about her as a person rather than her identity—but when she arrived here, all she could see was Memoride's body torn apart by five horses, her head even pierced through the brain with a sword...

Good heavens! Zhou Ke'er exclaimed, "Good heavens! This is really going to be tough!"

So Zhou Ke'er still didn't understand how Luo Ye'er suddenly found his way here, and if Luo Ye'er was here, why didn't any of Long Aotian and the others follow him and pay attention?

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously glanced at the other people in the area—just as he expected, most of the remaining survivors of the city had gathered here, a large portion of whom were players who were on high alert.

As for those heroes... Zhou Ke'er didn't see them. If they were still here, they could explain the situation to Luo Ye'er, saying that Zhou Ke'er voluntarily dismembered herself to save people, rather than being killed and torn apart by five horses. The situation might be slightly better now—although it probably wouldn't be much better—but unfortunately, there wasn't a single hero present. I don't know if they were all killed, rescued, or escaped.

Squeezing aside these chaotic thoughts, Zhou Ke'er let out a long breath, her eyes becoming slightly serious—there was no other way. Luo Ye'er had clearly lost her mind completely and fallen into evil. Being corrupted to this extent was almost irreversible. The only option was to... kill her according to the mission.

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664. Heartless and ruthless

"Does it look familiar?"

Red Crane, standing to the side, squinted and muttered under her breath, looking at Zhou Ke'er: "Isn't that the one you brought over before...? I remember when you used the teleportation array to return to Long Aotian's side, you specifically brought her along. How come this guy is the boss now?"

Zhou Ke'er's lips twitched slightly, and she answered in a low voice, "I have a slight clue as to how she became the boss—but the problem is, I can't figure out how she ended up here. It's just too outrageous..."

Honghe didn't react at first when she heard Zhou Ke'er's words. She looked at Zhou Ke'er in confusion, and then subconsciously glanced at the "Zhou Ke'er's head" that Luo Ye'er was holding in his arms. Then she realized what was going on and immediately glared at Zhou Ke'er with dead fish eyes: "Ah, I understand now... It's your emotional debt again. Can't you tone it down a little?"

However, Red Crane probably knew that this was like talking nonsense to Zhou Ke'er, so she didn't intend to listen to Zhou Ke'er's answer and continued to ask, "So what do you plan to do now? Reveal your identity to her? — But don't forget the main quest..."

Zhou Ke'er understood Honghe's meaning and waved her hand in reply, "There's no need to worry about that. Obviously, exposing my identity will have a huge impact on her, so of course I have to do it. I just need to choose a suitable time and take the opportunity to get rid of her. In that case, all my previous efforts weren't completely wasted."

Honghe squinted and said, "I was overthinking it. I thought you had some humanity left. Great, it turns out you really are a complete scumbag."

Watching Zhou Ke'er and Honghe "chatting happily," Lengchitu felt that these two bastards were talking nonsense again, as if she, a grown woman, didn't exist at all. She was so angry that her hands and feet turned cold in the hot weather. She immediately turned her gaze to Chen Tian, ​​whom she thought was in the same boat as her, only to find that Chen Tian didn't care about the conversation at all. Instead, he seemed to be immersed in his own world and thinking about something.

The humble Cold-Eat Rabbit squatted on the ground resentfully and started drawing circles, muttering angrily, "Tch, I shouldn't have saved you back then, I should have let you get killed by that elf!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Loyal's sword gleamed with black light as he swung it again, knocking the disheveled elven man, who had just gotten to his feet, back to the ground. His cold tone concealed boundless rage and hatred: "How dare you do such a thing to her! Elf, you deserve to die! You lowly thing, not even worthy of being buried with her, how dare you be so brazen! Who gave you the audacity?!"

Her expression was majestic and sinister, her dark eyes staring directly at the elven man. Even a brief glance was enough to make one feel immense pressure, and she exuded the aura of a demon king.

"You're insane! You're insane! I've told you so many times, I've never even seen that damned woman! And I didn't tear her apart! Can't you understand human language?!"

The elven man struggled to his feet, his composure completely gone. He was so agitated that his voice cracked as he pointed at the head that Loyal was holding in his arms and roared almost like a scream.

"rub!"

Another sword light flashed, and if the elven man hadn't retracted his outstretched hand in time, his hand would have been severed from his arm.

"What makes you think you have the right to point your filthy, despicable, and disgusting hands at her?"

Loyal, who was still floating in the air, suddenly disappeared. Her voice was still echoing when she appeared in front of the elven man in an instant. Coincidentally, the elven man thought Loyal would launch a sneak attack from behind him the moment she disappeared, so he turned around without hesitation and launched an attack.